U.S. patent application number 15/817278 was filed with the patent office on 2019-05-23 for wire twister for powered driver.
The applicant listed for this patent is Jose Cordova. Invention is credited to Jose Cordova.
Application Number | 20190152031 15/817278 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 66534885 |
Filed Date | 2019-05-23 |
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United States Patent
Application |
20190152031 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Cordova; Jose |
May 23, 2019 |
Wire Twister for Powered Driver
Abstract
A wire twisting device for use with a typical power driver, in
the shape of a plate whereby the wires can be engaged by the device
by sliding the wires through cut-outs in the outer edge of the
plate to a respective port appropriately sized to accept the wire
and hold in place until driver can be engaged to twist the wire
into the desired braided position, connecting the wires and
allowing a junction to be completed by the user.
Inventors: |
Cordova; Jose; (Uvalde,
TX) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Cordova; Jose |
Uvalde |
TX |
US |
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Family ID: |
66534885 |
Appl. No.: |
15/817278 |
Filed: |
November 19, 2017 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H02G 1/14 20130101; B25B
25/00 20130101; H01R 4/12 20130101; H02G 1/1292 20130101 |
International
Class: |
B25B 25/00 20060101
B25B025/00; H01R 4/12 20060101 H01R004/12 |
Claims
1. A wire twisting device comprising: a plate having a wire
engaging face, a tool engaging face, a plurality of grooves cut out
from the outer edge of the plate, equidistant from each other,
toward the center of the plate and a plurality of circular-shaped
ports positioned in line with the grooves whereby the grooves are
enlarged by the circular-shaped ports; a shaft operably connected
to the plate such that the rotation of the shaft is imparted to the
plate; wherein each of the plurality of ports are configured to
substantially engage a wire.
2. The wire twisting device of claim 1, wherein the ports are
positioned to engage and arrange the wire snugly and equidistant
from each other.
3. The wire twisting device of claim 1, wherein the shaft is
configured to operably connect to the chuck of an electrical
driver.
4. The method for twisting electrical wire, comprising: providing a
wire twisting device having a plate having a wire engaging face, a
tool engaging face, a plurality of grooves cut out from the outer
edge of the plate, equidistant from each other, toward the center
of the plate and a plurality of circular-shaped ports positioned in
line with the grooves whereby the grooves are enlarged by the
circular-shaped ports, and a shaft operably connected to the plate
such that the rotation of the shaft is imparted to the plate with
the end of the shaft distal to the plate able to operably connect
to the chuck of a typical electric driver; engaging a plurality of
wires in the ports equidistant from each other by sliding the wire
from the side of the plate into the groove and into position at the
appropriately sized port; rotating the twisting device by engaging
the typical electric driver; twisting the respective wires together
to a form a braided wire segment; and disengaging the braided wire
segment from the wire twisting device.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention generally relates to the field of
devices utilized for electrical wire twisting. Electrical cables
and wires used in residential, commercial and industrial building
applications generally consist of a plurality of individual wires
that must be twisted to promote efficient and safe joinder at
junctions. Additionally, cables are often constructed with the
plurality of wires in a twisted formation that must be un-twisted
prior to creating a joinder with a second wire at a junction.
[0002] The creation of a wire junction typically consists of
exposing each end of the two wires and then twisting the two ends
prior to capping the newly created junction. This motion can place
significant stress on the fingers of the electrician or person
creating the junction if creating the junction without a tool.
While a variety of tools exist to aid in the twisting of the wires,
these are often clumsy or time consuming and still require the user
to manually twist the wires together.
[0003] Currently there exist in the art several devices that
utilize a powered device, such as a driver or drill, to aid in the
creation of junctions by using power to twist the wires in junction
creation. These devices still require the user to feed the wire
through a hole only slightly larger than the gage of the wire for
successful use. The present invention represents a market
improvement on the existing art.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] The present invention, in the preferred embodiment,
eliminates the need to feed a wire through a hole in the device. In
the preferred embodiment, the present invention comprises a
circular plate with notches or grooves in which the wires can be
slid in from the side of the device rather than being fed through a
small hole. This improvement places significantly less strain on
the user's hands and allows for a more efficient use of the device.
It requires less time to slide the wires into placement in the
invention than feeding the wires through the small holes as is
required in the existing art. Furthermore, a single device can
accommodate a range of gages of wires by tapering the notches or
grooves from a larger width near the outer edge of the circular
plate to a smaller width as the notch gets closer to the center of
the plate. Additionally, the use of notches or grooves and sliding
motion rather than feeding through a hole, places less strain on
the user's hands and requires less precision in the vision of the
user as he or she attempts to utilize the invention. Particularly
when twisting wires of higher gage and a smaller diameter, seeing
the hole in the existing art and feeding the wire through the hole
can be challenging and time consuming for some users. The present
invention virtually eliminates this issue.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] FIG. 1 is a top down view of the present invention. The
grooves in the device, 107, allow for the wire to be slid into
place. The notches, 102, 103 and 104, are sized to allow wire of a
plurality of gauges or sizes to be held in place.
[0006] FIG. 2 is a side view of the present invention. The grooves
are shown as 107.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0007] The present invention is a tool, able to be secured to a
typical power drill or driver, for the purpose of twisting together
a plurality of electrical wire, stripped of any protective coating,
to create a junction of said plurality of wires by twisting the
wires together prior to applying a covering or other item to
protect the newly formed wire junction.
[0008] In the preferred embodiment, the present invention is
comprised of a top piece, in the shape of a plate, or plate, shown
in FIG. 1, and an attached rod, 108 in FIG. 2, for the purpose of
securing the plate to the typical power drill or driver. The plate
section has a plurality of groves, 107, cut into the plate from the
outer edge of the plate inward to allow a wire to be slid into
position for the twisting process. FIG. 1 shows the present
invention with six grooves, 107, however the number of grooves can
be increased or decreased in alternative embodiments, depending on
the size of the invention and the needs of the particular user.
[0009] In the preferred embodiment, the present invention in FIG. 1
depicts 3 notches, labeled 102, 103 and 104, that are used to hold
the wire in place for the twisting the process. It is currently
known in the art a similar device with holes instead of notches
that serve a similar purpose. The advantage of the present
invention is the combination of the grooves, 107, and the notches,
102, 103 and 104, that allow the wire to be slid into place from
the side of the plate, rather than fed through a small hole from
the bottom of the plate as required in existing devices.
[0010] In the preferred embodiment, there are three notches in the
plate, 102, 103 and 104, are of differing sizes to account for the
different thickness of typical wire used in the electrical
industry. The first notch, 104, is closest to the outer edge of the
plate and is the largest size notch. This would accommodate the
largest gauge wire. The second notch, 102, is smaller than the
first notch, 104, and the third notch, 103 is the smallest of the
three notches accommodating the smallest gauge wire of the
particular embodiment of the present invention. An alternative
embodiment of the invention can have more or less notches,
depending on the size of the invention and to account for the needs
of the particular user.
[0011] The side view, FIG. 2, depicts the present invention in the
preferred embodiment and shows the notches, 107, in the plate. The
end of the rod, 108, distal to the plate section, is the tool
engaging face, allowing a typical power drill or driver to
securely, but temporarily, attach to invention for use.
[0012] To utilize the present invention in the preferred
embodiment, a user will have at least two wires that need to be
twisted together to form a junction or connection, typically
preformed in the electrical industry. With the protective covering
removed from the end of the wires, the user would slide the exposed
metal wire in at least two of the plurality of grooves, 107, until
reaching the notch, 102, 103 or 104, that is best suited to the
size of the particular gauge wire being used. The present invention
would likely be marked to inform the user as to the gauge of wire
able to be accommodated by the particular embodiment of the present
invention. The largest gauge wire able to be accommodated would fit
securely into the notch closest to the outer edge of the plate,
104, and the smallest gauge wire able to be accommodated would fit
securely into the notch furthest from the outer edge of the plate,
103. The number of notches could be increased from three to allow
the user to utilize the same embodiment of the present invention on
a larger range of wire gauges. The number of grooves could also be
increased as needed to be able to twist more than six individual
pieces of wire together. The preferred embodiment of the present
invention depicts six grooves, 107 and three notches, 102, 103 and
104. This depiction is not meant to the limit the number of grooves
or notches.
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